The super-sub was then linked with moves away to France and closer to home, Everton, where Koeman planned to add Giroud to his £150million spending spree that saw the likes of Wayne Rooney also join the club.

However, in a transfer scenario like this one a lot of things can be misinterpreted, so Koeman has come out to put the record straight on what may have been his biggest regret.

I had Olivier Giroud in the building.

He would have fitted perfectly but, at the very last moment, he decided that he’d rather live in London and stay at Arsenal.

That was really hard to swallow. You tell me, where you can get a better striker?

There’s no doubt that Giroud could have made a huge impact at Goodison Park given their poor goalscoring record so far this season, but many of us will be happy he decided to stay.

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